Former MPs lose seats in Sri Lanka’s 2024 Parliamentary Election

Several Members of Parliament who served in the previous Parliament have been defeated, according to the results of the 2024 Parliamentary Election in Sri Lanka released so far.

Among the defeated MPs, former ministers Ramesh Pathirana and Manusha Nanayakkara lost their seats in the Galle District, while Kanchana Wijesekera and Nipuna Ranawaka lost their seats in the Matara District.

Meanwhile, Mahinda Amaraweera lost his seat in the Hambantota District, and Shasheendra Rajapaksa lost his seat in the Monaragala District.

So far, the National People’s Power (NPP) party is leading.

List of Defeated Members of Parliament

1. S.M. Chandrasena – Anuradhapura
2. Duminda Dissanayake – Anuradhapura
3. S.C. Muthukumarana – Anuradhapura
4. Harin Fernando – Badulla
5. Nimal Siripala de Silva – Badulla
6. Dilan Perera – Badulla
7. Thenuka Vidanagamage – Badulla
8. Vadivel Suresh – Badulla
9. Sivanesathurai Chandrakanthan (also known as Sivanesathurai Santhirakanthan or “Pillayan”) – Batticaloa
10. Bandula Lal Bandarigoda – Galle
11. Chandima Weerakkody – Galle
12. Manusha Nanayakkara – Galle
13. Ramesh Pathirana – Galle
14. Kanchana Wijesekera – Matara
15. Nipuna Ranawaka – Matara
16. Weerasumana Weerasinghe – Matara
17. Buddhika Pathirana – Matara
18. Premitha Bandara Tennakoon – Matale
19. Rohana Dissanayake – Matale
20. Mahinda Amaraweera – Hambantota
21. Ajith Rajapakse – Hambantota
22. Dilum Amunugama – Kandy
23. Ranjith Bandara – Kandy
24. Rajitha Senaratne – Kalutara
25. Roshan Ranasinghe – Kalutara
26. Sanjeeva Edirimanna – Kalutara
27. Nimal Lanza – Gampaha
28. Indika Anuruddha – Gampaha
29. Nalin Fernando – Gampaha
30. Prasanna Ranaweera – Gampaha
31. Channa Jayasumana – Gampaha
32. Lasantha Alagiyawanna – Gampaha
33. Sarana Gunawardena – Gampaha
34. Ranjan Ramanayake – Gampaha
35. Susil Premajayantha – Colombo
36. Madhura Withanage – Colombo
37. Premnath C. Dolawatte – Colombo
38. Rosy Senanayake – Colombo
39. Sagala Ratnayaka – Colombo
40. Udaya Gammanpila – Colombo
41. Sarath Weerasekera – Colombo
42. Shasheendra Rajapaksa – Monaragala
43. Vijith Vijayamuni Soysa – Monaragala
44. Pavithradevi Wanniarachchi – Ratnapura
45. Premalal Jayasekara – Ratnapura
46. Janaka Wakkumbura – Ratnapura
47. Arundika Fernando – Puttalam
48. Chinthaka Amal Bandara – Puttalam
49. Douglas Devananda – Jaffna
50. Dilum Amunugama – Kandy
51. Ranjith Bandara – Kandy
52. Rajika Wickramasinghe – Kegalle
53. Ranjith Siyambalapitiya – Kegalle
54. Sarathi Dushmantha – Kegalle
55. Tharaka Balasuriya – Kegalle
56. Johnston Fernando – Kurunegala
57. Asanka Navarathna – Kurunegala
58. Anura Priyadharshana Yapa – Kurunegala
59. Shantha Bandara – Kurunegala
60. D.B. Herath – Kurunegala
61. U.K. Sumith – Kurunegala